Celtic Banter Archive June 23 2018

 

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23 Jun 2018 19:44:51
Nearly half time and Lustig is having a belter.

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23 Jun 2018 21:11:38
Full Time and The Huns blow away the Swede's fallout shelter! Ba#####s I had 1-1.

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23 Jun 2018 22:46:33
For me its more negative. I love the guy but the world cup is similar level to CL. Particularity against zee Germans. You can see he's no got the legs anymore. My 2 biggest asks is a RB on par with KT and a strong CB.

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{Ed007's Note - If it's similar to CL level what's happened to Messi and all his Argentian CL level team mates? How many of the German squad are what we'd call CL level players and they've really struggled?
International football to me is more comparable to the Scottish Cup or FA Cup in that anything can happen in any one-off particular game, Brazil losing 7-1 to Germany is prime example. Every game is played as a one off cup tie and the CL isn't like that although bigger teams still know they can rest players and qualify, like the CL, like the SCottish Cup or FA Cup.
I think I've just contradicted myself there so I'll shut up :)

23 Jun 2018 22:53:12
Disappointed for Lustig but kinda pleased for Germany too. The English media scum were dancing on their grave from the minute Sweden scored. I'd love them to go on and win it. HH.

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{Ed007's Note - Me too, Bob... Los geht's Deutschland!

23 Jun 2018 23:21:55
The subtle approach (underdog) attitude from English media and pundits couldn’t last, Gary Neville is a legend for stating “we were going to
Dance on their graves” 🙈👌.

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23 Jun 2018 23:30:16
It shut they english commentators up though lol.

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23 Jun 2018 23:27:43
U back on it ed, it's not like u to contradict urself.

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{Ed007's Note - I wish I was, Steph! You up for a scoop and some community singing?}

23 Jun 2018 23:31:54
Agree shugmckie a new RB and CB is a must.

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24 Jun 2018 00:42:57
Ed, i think your bang wrong. You genuinely want to compare playing Germany, current World Cup holders to the Scottish Cup? i get the point your making but i don't think it fits imo. My point is that the players Lusting was facing tonight were of the calibre of regular CL quality and in that imo he struggled. Anyone can see that. I agree with most of your points, your normally on the mark. But your way off on that one.

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{Ed007's Note - It's cup football, anything can happen as we see time and time again, Germany beating Brazil 7-1, Celtic beating Barca 2-1 and Clyde beating Celtic 2-1.
To compare the players at the World Cup to the CL is pointless, how many WC players play for CL teams, from Iran, Nigeria, Panama, Tunisia... Are their players CL players?}

24 Jun 2018 00:49:39
I nearly spat out my tea with Keane's comment about Boateng.
total class.

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24 Jun 2018 01:37:33
I compared the opposition Lustig was facing i. e. the German national team and current World Cup holders who scored 43 goals in qualifying to the CL quality. Not Iran, Tunisia or Panama bud. Like i said b4, i see the point your trying to make, but its not fitting here.

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24 Jun 2018 06:31:31
A don't need a scoop for a bit of community singing, altogether now 🎵🎵🎵 oops did I just contradict myself. A well a can't be right all the time.

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23 Jun 2018 19:20:57
Just as suspected, VAR makes 'honest mistakes' as well.
Sweden should have had a certain penalty, but the three wise monkeys looking at VAR favour Germany?
This farcical technology will cause riots if it's enforced all over.

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{Ed007's Note - If the VAR is holding refs to account then who's holding VAR to account for their decisions? Over in Germany the VAR chief Hellmut Krug was sacked over match fixing allegations and it opens up a whole new avenue to the people who try and fix matches.}

23 Jun 2018 19:47:00
Maybe they should implement a system, your allowed 3 looks at VAR per team. Ref makes the final decision, but the team decides wether he looks. 3 looks per team. So that there’s less controversy between decisions etc? Obviously the rules would have to be put into writing.

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23 Jun 2018 20:07:25
How did we ever make it without var honestly it's still a ref making the decision pointless if I ask me waste of money.

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23 Jun 2018 21:01:16
It's crap and it's ruining football.
Football before VAR was all about winning some, losing some decisions.
It's crap.

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{Ed007's Note -

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23 Jun 2018 21:51:42
Well said Rab. It's shite.

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{Ed007's Note - Eloquently put buddy and very true (yes) I wonder if all the idiot pundits on TV bigging it up have thought about their long term jobs, if there's no contentious decisions what are they going to talk about, mistakes VAR makes?
Have the rules of the game now changed so that the referee's decision isn't final?}

23 Jun 2018 22:48:36
I agree with above. VAR should be limited to 3-4 times, called by the Managers like lives similar to Tennis. Refs do the job as thy have since Football started othetwise.

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23 Jun 2018 23:24:43
Cmon mickel.

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23 Jun 2018 16:25:02
Just thinking surely Celtic wouldn't let Armstrong leave without a replacement in place. They must have been thinking about this situation for a long time now. John McGinn it is then.

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23 Jun 2018 16:59:54
Is McGinn any better than we have. Will he walk into the team. Is he any better than Armstrong/ Henderson which we sold. Both struggled to be a first pick midfielder. If you answer yes then buy. If you answer no then forget.

There is a argument he's 1 for future/ Squad player.

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23 Jun 2018 17:18:36
He’d play Ntchams role. As many have said now that Armstrong has left what happens when Ntcham is injured. Who do we have for cover? McGinn is arguably the best player outside of Celtic in our leauge. Expeirience alongside our players, at a higher level, and with our coaching staff can only extend his ability.

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23 Jun 2018 17:33:44
Happyhoppy, Armstrong was a first pick when he was on top form during the Invincible season. So just like most other players, McGinn would have the chance to prove he’s worthy of a starting place just like every other player.

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23 Jun 2018 18:16:47
We don't need anymore for the future projects as there's a good few on the go. McGinn is a good player who would fit straight in and flourish under BR and be here for the long haul.

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23 Jun 2018 19:23:59
Kevbhoy Armstrong was brilliant in the Invincible season. When he left club he wasn't a first team pick.

My point with McGinn was just general. Personally after the game at Easter road when they beat us. I would sign him. Thought Mcgeouch was best midfielder on show that day.

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23 Jun 2018 12:01:43
Anyone know the fee for Armstrong. If he wants to go fair enuff. Hopefully bring in good attacking player bit of flair about them, foreign maybe .

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23 Jun 2018 17:00:57
7 mill going up to 10 with add ons I heard hopefully they have a good sell on percentage as well.

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23 Jun 2018 18:36:39
7m with 20% due to Dundee United.

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24 Jun 2018 06:40:36
Foreign maybe? So if it was Di maginnio would it be 3-4 million well spent? Don't really get the foreign argument. If he's good enough how does nationality come into it.

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23 Jun 2018 11:54:55
is the pitch going to be bigger this season?

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23 Jun 2018 11:46:15
What's everyone's take on our current squad?

With qualifiers round the corner, Armstrong and Roberts away and uncertainty over Boyata, Dembele Compper and Simunovic.

I appreciate we do not need a massive overhaul, far from it, but we certainly need to Bring in players to improve our performances and play with more attacking flair. And the obvious strengthening that's required in defence.

I'd like to see us bring in McGinn to replace Armstrong and then a two footed winger, RB and a 1/ 2 CBs.

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23 Jun 2018 12:48:45
Lewis Morgan is a two footed winger apparently.

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23 Jun 2018 13:35:30
Boyata will be away and id like to think Dembele will be here for the qualifying atleast but ad be hoping for RB and a Center half we still need a Rm and here’s hoping John McGinn signs not asking for much but BR will know what he needs and who he wants.

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23 Jun 2018 14:42:17
IBWT, I'm pretty much on the same page as you to a T in terms of what I would want. I'd like a keeper as well but we'll see.

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24 Jun 2018 06:46:42
A rb, a first pick cb, lb for cover for kt, mcginn, no 1 gk, and a winger with a belter of a left foot (or right or both)

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Review Of The Day 23rd June 2018

23 Jun 2018 06:53:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 23rd June 2018

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23 Jun 2018 02:03:27
Armstrong going and Mcginn coming in seems to be the general idea. Im not sure im happy with that. I really like Stuart and think he's 10 times the player mcginn is. Mcginn has played well a couple of times against us but every other time I've seen he's been average if not poor. In my opinion and the opinion of a lot of hibees mcgeouch is a better player than him and he was deemed not good enough for celtic.

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23 Jun 2018 07:12:49
Armstrong wants a move and it makes good business sense to let him go now.

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23 Jun 2018 08:10:48
Armstrong had one good season rest of time he was poor. average. or injured.

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23 Jun 2018 08:13:44
I like Armstrong too, but players move on, and hope he can stay injury and does well. Good luck to him.

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23 Jun 2018 08:59:04
Armstrong very injury prone young mcginn will do fine.

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23 Jun 2018 09:28:26
Armstrong is a better player than McGinn. So, if it’s a straight swap we are going backwards.

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23 Jun 2018 11:36:25
No if he's injured all the time mcginn gives u work rate and aggression in bucket loads and he wants to genuinely play for the club.

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23 Jun 2018 12:16:13
this is typical, would any off you say that armstrong was a great buy when we signed him along with gms, armstrong was avarage spl player whilst at utd and improved his fame ten fold once we signed him, young mcginn will onley improve as a football when playing with better players around him, probably best example off this paul lambert motherwell - dortmund came back from germany an excellent player, give mcginn a chance if we sign him because he ll have a job on his hands displacing our current midfield.

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23 Jun 2018 13:00:58
Spot on lummy nobody would have imagined Armstrong turning out that good so how do we know mcginn won't.

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{Ed007's Note - Up until two years ago - until he was 30-years old - there was constant heated debates on here about whether Brown was good enough to play for us or that his legs had gone and he was finished. It's only been in the last 18 months that the entire support were united in their admiration for Brown and as I've said elsewhere McGinn is a better player than Brown was at 23 and he is probably already technically a better and more skillful player than Brown ever has been.}

23 Jun 2018 13:34:47
Lambert was an excellent player at Motherwell, that is why Dortmund bought him, Armstrong was an excellent player at united, that's why Celtic bought him,

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23 Jun 2018 13:29:02
Spot on ed a still can't understand some of our posters who don't see this bhoy will do well they say he's not good enough ntcham wasn't good enough McGregor too but they are now makes no sense.

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{Ed007's Note - And it'll be nothing to do with McGinn that we only managed to beat Hibs once in the league this season. He bossed the midfield and scored two goals at Celtic Park with Brown missing and at Easter Road when they beat us 2-1 he was immense again, in fact he was the stand out player in every fixture against us except the LC semi.}

23 Jun 2018 13:41:51
If you were to pick between Ntcham McGregor Rogic or Armstrong which two would you pick? Mcginn will be a great domestic addition great potential and that’s the Celtic way but potential improve it then punt for a profit and buy the next one? The squad does need trimmed we still have Biton and Kouassi also. So it’s just money added to the pot hopefully the management have potential new signings lined up. Can’t wait for the league to kick off again World Cup Just ain’t floating my boat yet? ⚽️🍀🏆🏆🏆.

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{Ed007's Note - McGregor and Rogic are totally different players and play in different positions to McGinn.}

23 Jun 2018 15:10:41
Do you think we will sign McGinn ed? And heard something about Sam Byram being linked?

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{Ed007's Note - I think Byram fancies a move back to Leeds, Ken and yes I reckon McGinn will become a Celtic player this summer.}

23 Jun 2018 17:13:04
Lambo also picked up a cheeky European cup medal on his travels, returned to Scotland and captained us to Seville.

Armstrong will move at some point I reckon it’s good to get cash for him now.

Signing McGinn should be a move we make regardless of SA’s move. He could become something special in the hoops.

A step backwards I do not think so.

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23 Jun 2018 19:10:38
fair comment on your opinion on both lambert snd armstrong, aindoh but the point im making is yes they were both id say decent players at motherwell and utd but both improved vastly with better players around them and imo mcginn will also.

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23 Jun 2018 19:44:13
Wee McGregor can play anywhere in midfield he has even played left back that’s what I am saying ed does Mcginn slot in beside broony or do you keep Ntcham there it’s a tough one don’t think Mcginn gets a start for me just now but him and Mcgeouch are the only ones to kinda boss our midfield last season.

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{Ed007's Note - McGregor can't play the CDM role and gets bullied too easily if he plays in the 2 beside one, that's why his best position is in the AM 3, McGregor would need Rodgers to play with 3 CMs for to flourish further back.
Nobody's saying McGinn will replace Ntcham in the team, he'll replace Armstrong in the squad. Or do we sell Armstrong and loan out Kouassi, weaken the midfield and just hope Brown and Ntcham don't get injured or tired? I really don't see what people can't understand about that.}

 
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